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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here.

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning= 1. Rational for PBL: It encourages total engagement of students. Provides immediate application and relevance for students. Promotes higher-order thinking skills. Promotes collaboration and accountability. 2. Possible Projects: (BRAINSTORM)
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**
 * 1) Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion.
 * 2) Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts.
 * 3) Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.
 * Science/ Social Studies: Marcellus Shale Drilling (Natural gas)- impact of drilling on environment, economic implications
 * Math/ science obesity and school lunches- calorie counting, food pyramid, are the portions proportionate to food pyramid recommendations, create a menu

3. Jingle- to the tune of "Peanut Butter and Jelly Song." Project, Project-Based Learning First you to take the question and you ask it, you ask it, you ask it. Then you make the students inquire, inquire Chorus Project, Project-Based Learning Project, Project-Based Learning

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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category

Professional Development-
 * Districts provide teachers with professional development for PBL
 * Part of the PD should include opportunities to observe/ participate in a well developed, standards-aligned PBL lesson
 * Part of the professional development time should be collaborative in nature so teachers learn how to work with other teachers to develop projects
 * Make it a priority for new and veteran teachers to have opportunities to observe PBL in action
 * Money for PD
 * District provide teachers with time to look for available resources and develop a PLN for PBL

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** Use the Discussion tab to respond.
 * What aspects or characteristics from the lesson could you take back to your school?
 * What subjects could the activities be modified for?
 * How would you modify or introduce these ideas to your teachers?
 * Where do you think this lesson reached the students on Bloom’s?
 * If appropriate, what could be done to raise that level?
 * Use remaining time to share with each other.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">As you share your strategies, consider using some for your Individual Mission

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here:
Click here to edit out Prezi: http://prezi.com/presentation/klaird@huntsd.org/n5299dt/

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